Recent News

ADA – Justice Noma Diane Gurich, of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, will be the guest speaker at East Central University’s Lou Watkins Endowed Lectureship on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the ECU Foundation Hall at the new Chickasaw Business and Conference Center.

ADA - Three brothers – Clayton, Cole and L.D. Miller - simply known as Miller, will bring their mix of blues and rock to the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center at East Central University on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 and may be purchased online at tickets.ecok.edu or at the box office the night of the show.

ADA – ‘Chris Lane Night at the Ballpark’, scheduled for Tuesday night (Oct. 15) in Duncan, Okla., has been postponed due to the weather and has been rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24.

The event will be held at Duncan High School’s baseball field and will feature an exhibition baseball event between East Central University and Redlands Community College. The festivities begin at 5 p.m.

ADA, Okla. – East Central University and Redlands Community College, along with the City of Duncan, Okla. and Duncan Public Schools are coming together to celebrate the life of Chris Lane on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

‘Chris Lane Night at the Ballpark’, to be held at the Duncan High School’s baseball field, will feature an exhibition baseball event between ECU and Redlands. The festivities begin at 5 p.m.

ADA – Select Native American baskets and totem poles from the Northwestern United States, as part of the Sally and Marshall Gettys Collection, will be on display in East Central University’s Pogue Art Gallery in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center from Oct. 24-Nov.26.

The exhibit, sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the Native American Studies Program, can be viewed each weekday during that span from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADA – Amie Orr is passionate about science and plans to pass along that enthusiasm while leading East Central University’s Upward Bound Math and Science Program.

“Rural schools do not have the funds to support hands-on activities in math and science, whereas, our students get exposed to laboratory activities during our summer program,” said Orr. “Experts say that a high level of learning occurs when the students are actively engaged.”

Tickets are $10 each and $9 for senior citizens and non-ECU students. Season passes for the 2013-2014 fine arts season will be accepted as well. ECU alumni receive a $1 discount and admission is free for ECU students, faculty and staff with ECU ID.

ADA – The 2013 East Central University homecoming king and queen are Logan Durham, a junior history major from Oklahoma City; and Emily Davis, a sophomore English major from Blanchard. Durham was representing the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and Davis was representing the Honors Student Association. Durham is a criminal justice minor and is secretary of Lambda Alpha Epsilon and president of the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity at ECU.

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